French Open 2023: Day 2 order of play and schedule - When are ...
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It was a captivating first day of action at the 2023 French Open and Day 2 has just as much in store.
Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, British No. 1 Cameron Norrie and home hope Caroline Garcia are among those taking to the red dirt on Monday, with ambitions of making a deep run at the second Grand Slam of the year.
Alcaraz takes on Italy's Flavio Cobolli third on Court Suzanne Lenglen, hoping to better his four-set loss to Alexander Zverev last year, while 10th seed Karolina Pliskova plays Sloane Stephens.
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They will be seeking to join the likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jessica Pegula and Andrey Rublev in the second round, having all registered wins on the tournament's opening day.
Top men's match - Novak Djokovic v Aleksandar KovacevicDjokovic has had a mixed clay season to date, but he has a wealth of experience of playing at Roland-Garros to call upon when he faces American Aleksandar Kovacevic.
The Serbian has been backed as the favourite for the tournament by Eurosport's Mats Wilander, and could go clear at the top of the all-time men's slam rankings on 23 should he win the French Open.
Djokovic plays second on Court Philippe Chatrier.
'Wake-up call' for Tsitsipas, says Wilander after nervy first-round win at French OpenSabalenka is 'top three' challenger at French Open after impressive start - RittnerTop women's match - Caroline Garcia v Xiyu WangGarcia will have the crowd behind her on Chatrier as she takes on Xiyu Wang.
The 29-year-old - seeded fifth - faces a tough obstacle first up in the shape of China's Wang, and will need to be on her game to progress to round two.
Garcia didn't get past the last 32 in either Madrid or Rome, so will be looking for an upturn in form on home soil.
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There were only three British entrants into the main draw at Roland-Garros - all male - and one of those departed on Sunday as Dan Evans was defeated in straight sets by Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Afterwards Evans blasted his display as "shocking", and admitted he had lost rhythm after a controversial foot fault call that resulted in a heated exchange with the umpire.
That leaves British No. 1 Norrie as the flag-bearer, with Jack Draper also in action on Monday.
Norrie takes on Frenchman Benoit Paire first on Suzanne-Lenglen, while Draper plays Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry.
Show courts order of play, singles – Monday May 29 (All UK Times)Court Philippe Chatrier - From 10:00Karolina Pliskova (16) v Sloane StephensNovak Djokovic (3) v Aleksandar KovacevicCaroline Garcia (5) v Xiyu WangJannik Sinner (8) v Alexandre Muller Court Suzanne Lenglen - From 10:00Benoit Paire v Cameron Norrie (14)Elina Avanesyan v Belinda Bencic (12)Carlos Alcaraz (1) v Flavio CobolliPetra Kvitova (10) v Elisabetta CocciarettoCourt Simonne Mathieu - From 10:00Kayla Day v Kristina MladenovicFelix Auger-Aliassime (10) v Fabio Fognini Elina Svitolina v Martina Trevisan (26)Arthur Fils v Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (29)- - -
For the full schedule of outside courts, check out the official order of play.
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